Last week in South America, anti-government demonstrations were held in Colombia less than two months after President Gustavo Petro took office. Meanwhile, land occupations by Indigenous groups led to violent clashes with sugarcane farmers in the Cauca department.…
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Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, gang violence remained high in Mexico, Honduras, and Haiti, while demonstrations to demand better living conditions and respect for women’s rights were reported in several countries.…
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Last week in the United States and Canada, demonstration activity increased slightly in the United States while declining by roughly a quarter in Canada following a spike in activity the week prior.…
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Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively.
Last week in Africa, a group of military officers carried out a coup d’état and deposed the transitional military leader in Burkina Faso; offensives continued against Islamist militants in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger; and government forces made significant territorial gains against Al Shabaab in Somalia.…
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Last week in Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, Russia announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine amid the ongoing military invasion of Ukraine. The “partial mobilization” in Russia continued to drive demonstration activity in the country, as well as an increase in attacks on military recruitment centers.…
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Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, Taliban forces continued to clash with anti-Taliban groups in multiple provinces in Afghanistan, while rioters raided Taliban administration centers in Nuristan province over the killing of a former police chief.…
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Last week in the East Asia Pacific region, fighting continued between the Myanmar military and the Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA) at a military camp in Kayin state. Meanwhile, a resistance group killed a retired brigadier general in Yangon region, while another resistance group attacked a prison vehicle in Mandalay region in an attempt to free political prisoners.…
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Last week in the Middle East, political violence decreased in Yemen during the last week of the UN-mediated truce’s second extension, which ended on 2 October. In Syria, Russian forces targeted Islamic State (IS) militants in the desert of Ar Raqqa.…
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This report examines disorder trends related to the issue of Papuan independence since 2018, focusing in particular on the rise in clashes between state forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), increasing levels of violence targeting civilians by the TPNPB, and disproportionate state intervention in peaceful protests held by Papuans or Papuan groups.
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With increased availability of disaggregated conflict event data for analysis, there are new and old concerns about bias. We contend that it is necessary to advance an open and honest discussion about the responsibilities of all stakeholders in the data ecosystem to thoughtfully and transparently reflect on those biases. We therefore posit an agenda for data responsibility considering its collection and critical interpretation.
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